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MiG-21 to be phased out on September 19, IAF to hit lowest combat strength in decades

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally retire its last MiG-21 fighter jet on September 19, ending a six-decade legacy. However, it will also plunge the IAF to its lowest combat strength in the past ...
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Backbone of combat fleet, MiG-21 fighter jets set to retire from IAF on Sep 26

Chandigarh | The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets, which have been the backbone of Indian Air Force's combat fleet for over six decades, are finally set to retire from the IAF at a ...
The Republic

India retires MiG-21 fighters after six decades as air force stretches to improve fleet

NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later ...
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Warplanes: India Retires Its MiG-21 Jets

August 13, 2025: Next month India will retire the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 ...
The Dubrovnik Times

VIDEO - Restored MiG-21 Installed on Srđ as Powerful New Landmark Honouring Dubrovnik’s Wartime Defenders

A restored Croatian MiG-21 fighter jet was lifted into place today on Srđ Mountain overlooking Dubrovnik, marking the arrival of a striking new memorial at one of the city’s most symbolically ...